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(pictured above: Members of the The “5” Royales.) Winston-Salem’s own The “5″ Royales are among the esteemed class of 2105 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Before gaining international fame in the mid-1940s, the group mastered its...

by Karol Wyman “Man, where does it all come from?!” It was during the wild days of 1967 that Sammy Davis, Jr. reached over and squeezing Joe’s diaphragm hard with both hands, his one good eye popping open in amazement at the music he just heard...